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Linarite: Crystal structure | Sample photo | Raman spectrum | Interpretation | References

Crystal structure of Linarite

Formula:

PbCu(SO4)•(OH)2

Crystal Data:

Crystal System: Monoclinic - Prismatic

Point Group: 2/m

Cell Data:

Space Group: P 21/m, a = 9.6913, b = 5.6503, c = 4.6873, Z = 2

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Density (calc.) = 5.32 and V = 250.43 Å3
Element color: Pb, Cu, S, O, H
Linarite sample
Linarite

Sample no. 5523 from the "Mineralogy and Petrography Museum Grigore Cobălcescu" of "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University, Iaşi.

Origin: Cumberland - England.




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Raman spectrum and vibrations of Linarite
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Interpretation of Raman spectrum of Linarite

The Raman spectrum of linarite is characterized by an intense band at 967 cm-1 attributed to the ν1 mode of the sulfate group. The bands at 437 cm-1, 465 cm-1 and 518 cm-1 were assigned to the ν2 vibrational mode, the 1143 cm-1 band to the ν3 mode; and the 613 cm-1 and 634 cm-1 to the ν4 asymmetric bending.

A weak band that appears at 1021 cm-1 was assigned to the ν3 mode. The linarite spectrum presents other bands at: 232 cm-1, 347 cm-1 and 366 cm-1 due to Cu-OH / Pb-OH vibrations and at 819 cm-1 due to the possible deformation of the O-H bond.


Linarite Assignments
Buzgar et al., 20091 Lasnier, 1991
232 230 M-OH
347 345
366 370
437 430 ν2 SO4
465 460
518 505
613 612 ν4 SO4
634 630
819 OH bending
967 980 ν1 SO4
1021 1030 ν3 SO4
References

• The Mineralogy Database [link]

• Crystal data (.cif file) from the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database [link]

• 1BUZGAR N., BUZATU A., SANISLAV I. V. (2009) - The Raman study on certain sulfates. Analele Stiintifice ale Universitatii “Al. I. Cuza” - Iasi, Tome 55, issue 1, 5-23 [link]

• LASNIER, B. (1991) - Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie - Base de données de spectres Raman. [link]